Last ISIS stronghold in eastern Syria is liberated – Syrian Army claim

DEIR EZZOR, Syria – Earlier it was reported by Fort Russ News that the last ISIS stronghold in eastern Syria, Albukamal was 85% liberated by the Syrian Army.

Since then, the Syrian Army has claimed that the entirety of Albukamal, in Deir Ezzor countryside near the Iraqi border, has been liberated from the terrorist group, according to Leith Fadel, CEO of the highly reliable Al-Masdar News.

Syrian Army now claiming Albukamal has been liberated. No idea about the fate of the remaining Daesh terrorists.

Paul Antonopoulos is a Research Fellow at the Center for Syncretic Studies. He has an MA in International Relations and is interested in Great Power Rivalry as well as the International Relations and Political Economy of the Middle East and Latin America.